Ice-can



N. H. GAY v 10E can mm? F iied Jan. 14. 1926 Patented Aug. 2, 1927.

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. ICE-CAN IDUMPL i Application filed emer 14,]1e2e. sewn. 81,355. r

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in anice can dumpwhich maybe used for holding the can vwhile it is being filled with thewater, to be frozen, and-whichmay also be utilized ;tordumping the icefromthe' can. An object of; theinvention is to provide an ice can dumpwitl r 1 neans for. holding the can in apredeter'mined.inclined positionduring filling, wherebywhen? said can is filled to overflowing, saidcan-when turned to upright position, will contain a.predetermined-quantity of water; l a A further objector the invention'isto provide adevice of theabovecharacter with means 'forwholding the can.both in the indined-position forfillingand in an upright position.- 3 vArfurther object ofthe invention isto provide a device of the 1above-character wherein the; can is automatically. locked when turned.to apredetermined inclined position, and, wherein said automatic-lockmay .be readily manually released. 1

These. and othersobjects will in part be obvious and will more.particularly hereafter lie-fully disclosed. I

' In the drawings which. show: by way of illustration-one embodimentofthe invention' I a i Figure 1 isza-viewpa rtly in side elevation andpartly in section. showing the improved ice can dump as positioned forthe filling of the cans with: a predetermined quantity.

Fig. 2 is a detail showing-a portion offthe ice' can'dump 'with thepartsrreturnedi to upright position. Fig. -3 is a detail showing in planthe holding latch and the lugs which cooperate therewith. I

The invention broadlyconsists in an ice can dump for holding one or moreice cans, or holding a basket containing one or more ice cans. The icecan dump is pivoted so that it may be swung for emptying the ice fromthe can, and also swung to upright position. The ice can dump canlikewise be swung to an inclined position for filling, and means are,provided for holding said ice can dump with the can in a predetermineinclined position so that when said ice can is filled to overflowingwhile held in this inclined position, it will when turned to uprightposition contain apredetermined quant-ity of water.

Referring to the drawings, my improved ice can .dump consists of asuitable support 'lfhaving brackets 2 rigidly secured thereto,

each of which is provided with. anopen bear ng Mounted on supportingsists of a bodyportiont'provided with trunnions 5I 5:adaptedto be placedin the her] and sidemembers 8-. Suitable angle ironsare' used-filterstrengthening the body portion of the ice can dump. The ice-can isindicated at 9'in the drawings. This ice caniisof-the usualconstructionandis placed in the ice can dump so as to rest on the bottomportion thereof when in upright position. When inclinedthe ice can willbe sup;

ported by thebottom portions and the back portion 7-. single can may beplaced in the ;ice 'can gdump or a series of .cans, one bes de another,or. abasket'containing a' single can -ora series offlcans side bysidemaybezplacedlin said ice can dump/The ice cans are all side byside,however, and

otal axis otthexice can dump.

P-votallymounted"on the support is a latch 11;" said latch is pivotedat. 12 and isprovided with'a; weight :l3 -which normally tendslto. turnthe latch in a: clockwise direc tionfias -viewed in Fig. 1. .The ice candump is provided with an angle iron lug 14 which is adapted to engage anotch 15 in the latch.

As shown in Fig. 1, the ice can dump is held in a predetermined inclinedposition by this angle ironlug 14E engaging the notch 15in said latch11. r

' Associated with the dump is afilling pipe 16 controlled bya hand valve17. The ice can is set in this predetermined inclined position and thenthe water is turned on throu 'h the manipulation of the hand valve 17.WVhen symmetrically disposed relative to the piv-v the can is filled'tooverflowing; as indicated in Fig. 1,, then the water supply is shut off.

be level of the water is indicated at 18 in i Fig. 1. It will readily beseen that when position, and when so turned to upright posi- 60 7 meansis the ice candump proper which contion,- there will be a predeterminedquantity of Water therein. a

A second angle iro lrlug 19 11s p ro ,1de d which is adapted to engagethe notch when the can is in upright position as shown 1 a readilyreleased by tllefoot ofthe' operator depressing the same, The latch 11-'is bent inteijrnediate: its ends as clearly Flg. 3, and thls providesaclearance space mthe mg 14 to swing a) that the latch will cooperatewitlmbotlilugs; a

As shown in Fig: 1 of thedrawings', a suit-j able dev ice O inay beprovided for emailin the overflow froth the oa h and directing it elatedwith theice -can du'ii'lp "an inclined chute 21. WVhentlie fc'anistifrto ahori Zdntal position, or slightly inclinedbene'ath the horizontalposition then the ice in theic'an may he dischargeditherefroin ontdthe'chut'e 21. "The essential feature of the-present in vention howeyeris the means for holding the ice can dump man inclined posit-ionsothatithe ice-can or cans carried thereby may I s V ed to engage' saidlug on the i'ce can'dunlp for holdin said icegean dump in) a pr edebetilledwith-a redeterminedquafitity of water. i m v It willbe understoodthat minor changes in the details of construction may .he made withoutdeparting from the spirit-of the in 'vention as set forth l'I l tll Gap' ended claims.

secured by Letters Patentis What is claimedasnew 2111C desiredto' be 1.An ice can support ncluding in combi;

nation a support;bracketsmdunted on said support an ice can duinp'monnte'don said brackets so as to swing from a vertical w an inclined.position, and cooperating devices carried by said ice can dump and: saidsup port for holding said ice can dump 'andt-he can in a predeterminedinclined position whereby when the can isfilledto overflowing it will when t-ur ned to upright position, contain a predetermined quantity ofwater.

QMAn ice cansupport including in-combination, a support, bracketsmounted on said support, an ice can dump mounted on said brackets soasto swin from a vertical, to an inclined position; and cooperatingdevices cfir'riedby saidiCe-can dump and said support for homing aria wecan and the can in a predetermined;incline position whereby wea er-166mis filled to overfi'ow ing, it will, when turned to uprighepositioii;contain a predetermined quantity'of water; said cooperat ng devicesbeing con structed st t l Ste iititbliittticttlly stdp andzhold the iceandamp'cinsaid enema position; i

l as icecartsuppoft including in comm- -Teaaermma in- I was nation, apivotedice- 12th durrlp'; a lngj-car ried by said ice can dump; apivtted" latch adapted to enga e said. lug the ice can t dttm'p forholding said lee can dump ina re determined inclined po'sitiofi, wherebyw hn said ice can is filled to overflowing-it will, when returned toupright positiomico'ntain a predetermined quantity of water a 4:. Aniceqcan support including in combi natioiu a pivoted icecan dump, a lugcarried by said ice can'd'ump, apivoted latch adapt terininled inclinedposition, nwhreby when said ice can is filled to overflowing itwill,

when returned t'o upright-position, contain a predetermined quantity offwatei' means for automatically swinging said latch. into ran-" iga'gement with; the lug for stopping, and holding the lice; can dump.when l a ipredetermined inclined position is .reacl1ed,:said latch beingmanually released from engagementwith saidlug, r. he. In testimony"wheref, Iaflix m-y signaturei

